Recent group members

Former members of the Epidemiology and Modelling Group with their first destinations after leaving

Dr Matthew Patrick, Post Doctoral Research Associate

Dr Joao Filipe, Post Doctoral Research Associate

Dr Franco Neri, Post Doctoral Research Associate

Dr Irina Tikhonova, Post Doctoral Research Associate

Ms Anne Bates, Senior Research TechnicianAnne has moved labs and now works with Uta Paszkowski.

Dr Alex Cook, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics & Applied Probability, National University of Singapore Formerly a Postdoctoral Research Associate working on the optimal design of experiments relating to epidemics.

Dr Wilfred Otten, Senior Lecturer, Biophysics of Soil Ecosystems, University of Abertay Formerly senior research associate in soil physics working on testing an epidemiological framework to quantify the spatio-temporal dynamics of saprotrophic activity of soil-borne fungi.

Dr Adam Kleczkowski, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling Formerly senior research associate modelling the influence of spatial and temporal heterogenities on dynamics of ecological and epidemiological systems.

Dr David Claessen Veni Vidi Vici Fellowship, Netherlands. Formerly Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Modelling Transgene-induced life history changes and the ecology of transgenic crops (Based in Rothamsted Research in joint project with Dr F. van den Bosch)

Dr Graeme Forster Research Associate, Orbis Investment, London Formerly graduate student working on Dynamics and control of disease in populations: linking epidemiology and economic modelling

Isabelle Moltini Formerly technical research assistant (DEFRA)

Dr Chad Pillinger Research Services Division, University of Cambridge Formerly postdoctoral research associate in plant pathology working on an integrated epidemiological approach to evaluate control strategies and disease risk of Rhizoctonia in field vegetables

Dr James Truscott Postdoctoral Research Associate (Imperial College) Formerly postdoctoral research associate working on application of perturbation theory to temporal and spatio-temporal models for disease dynamics and spread of Rhizomania disease. (1998-2003)

Dr Adrian Stacey Computing consultant on robotics (Royston)Formerly graduate student and postdoctoral research associate working on development of computer models for epidemiological analyses; modelling of fungalgrowth. (1997-2003)

Dr Simon Gubbins Mathematical Modeller, Veterinary Laboratory Agency Formerly Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College working on epidemiology and modelling of plant disease with particular reference to biological control and pesticide resistance

Dr Jane White Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath Formerly, Wellcome Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, Cambridge, working on Development of reaction-diffusion-advection models for temporal and spatialdynamics of three species interactions involved in biocontrol of plant pathogens. (1997-1998)

Dr Chris Thornton Research Fellow in Plant Pathology at University of Exeter.Formerly, BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Assistant on Use of monoclonal antibodies to detect and quantify populations of Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma viride. (Joint project with Dr F.M. Dewey, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford)

Barrie Goddard Computer Officer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge.Responsible for computer maintenance, graphics and data preparation as well as mycological experimentation Assists with spatial and temporal modelling project.

Dr David Jaccoud Lecturer in Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, BrazilFormerly, affiliated postgraduate student working at N.I.A.B. on RAPD methods for detection of seed-borne pathogens of soyabean

Dr Mette Creaser PDRA Dept Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, University of Adelaide Formerly postgraduate student working on use of molecular and other methods to quantify the behaviour of pathogens and microbial antagonists in the rhizosphere and bulk soil.

Dr Deborah Long Mathematical Analyst in Merchant Bank Formerly postgraduate student working on analysis and prediction of nonlinear dynamics in biological control of plant pathogens.

Kirsty Harris Research scientist in soil science, Scottish Crop Research Institute Former technical research assistant working on thin section analysis Thin section analysis of fungal growth in soil, working at Scottish Crops Research Institute in connection with the joint project with Dr Wilfred Otten, at Cambridge and Dr Iain Young and Dr Karl Ritz at SCRI. Based at SCRI.